Manifold support



March 2 1926. 1,575,265

P. HOLLMAN MANIFOLD SUPPORT Filed Oct. 22, 1925 Patented Mar. 2, 1926.

"UNITED STA'iTLFfi 1,575,265 PATENT EFEQE.

PETER I. HOLLMAN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO GEO. D. ROPEB CORPORA- TION, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, A GORIBORATION OF ILLINOIS.

MANIFOLD SUPPORT.

Application filed October 22, 1925. Serial No. 64,200.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, PETER I. Honmran, a citizen of the United Eitates, residing at Rockford, in the county of VVinncbago and State oflllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manifold Supports, of which the following is a. specification.

This application is a continuation in part of my co-pending application Serial No.

23,511, filed April 16, 1925, and is concerned particularly with the support fold pipe therein shown.

The principal object of the invention 18 to for the maniprovide a manifold support for gas stoves and ranges which is simpler in construction, more economical to manufacture and which renders the manifold more attractive in appearance by virtuev of the fact that the supports at opposite ends thereof are symmetrical.

According to the present invention, the use of hangers for supporting the manifold pipe and a separate end cap therefor are avoided and, in the elimination of these parts, the gas supply pipe is supported within the frame of the stove at one end of the manifold with an elbow connection providing communication with the manifold, while the other end of the manifold is supported and closed by a bracket which is preferably of a similar form and appearance to the first mentioned elbow for the purpose of symmetry, the absence of the intermediate hangers and end cap giving a much heater and more trim appearance.

The invention is more fully describedin the following specification in which reference is made to the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a front view of a stove equipped with a manifold support in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan View of the manifold showing its support and its connection with the gas supply pipe;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail taken on the line 83 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig. 4: is another enlarged sectional detail taken on the line H of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Throughout the views, the same reference numerals are applied to corresponding parts.

The stove illustrated is of a conventional type having a double oven section 5 and an open burner top section .6 at one side thereof. The end wall 7 opposite the oven'seo tion supports the burner top section and ordinarily serves as a support for a burner tray 8 beneath the top section. The burners in the top section are supplied with gas through a number of miners 9 which rest on. necks provided on theburner cocks 10. The burner cook 11 adjacent the even section usually supplies the; gas to'theoven f burneror burners. The cocks 10and 11 tap into the manifold pipe 12 extending across the front of the burner top section. Heretofore the-manifold pipe 12'l1as been supported by brackets or hangers fastening on top or beneath the main top frame of the burner top-"section. One or more brackets were alsoprovided for the support of a gas supply pipe 13 on the outside of the end Wall 7 beneath the end top shelf 14. These brackets or hangers were decidedly unattractive in appearance and their utility was self-evident. In addition to the brackets, or hang ers, an end cap was provided to close the end of the manifold pipe adjacent the oven section which certainly added nothing to the attractiveness of the stove. According to the present invention, an elbow 15 supports the pipe 12 at one end and a bracket 16 supports the other end, the latter being in the form of a false elbow to be symmetrical in appearance with the elbow 15. The elbow 15 has the pipes 12 and 13 threaded there-' in, as indicated in Fig. 2,'to establish communication between the two pipes. The bracket 16 has a wall 17 serving to seal the opposite end of the pipe 12 when the pipe is threaded, in the bracket. In other words, the bracket 16 supports and seals its end of the pipe 12. The pipe 13 extends forwardly through an opening in the end wall 7 and is thereby supported beneath the top section. From the description thus far, it will be appreciated that the support is far more simple in construction than what was previously used. The appearance will at a glance be seen to be far more attractive because of the absence of the hangers and the end cap. The symmetry of the supports 15 and 16 actually lends ornamentality to the stove instead of detracting from its appearance. V

The bracket 16 provides a recess 18 in back of the wall 17 for the reception of an auxiliary bracket 19 which bolts to the main top frame 20,. as shown at 21. A hole 22 is tapped in the bracket 16 for the reception of a screw 23 for securing the bracket 16 to the bracket 19. In this way, none of the fastening parts are visible from the front of the stove. A depending wall 24 on the bracket 16 serves to cover and conceal the bracket 19 from the view of one standing in front of the stove. So far as appearances go, the bracket 16 will appear to be of the same construction as the elbow 15.

I claim: 1

1. In a gas stove, the combination with a burner top section of a front manifold pipe, a plurality of burner cocks for supplying gas from said manifold pipe to burners in said top section, and means for supporting said manifold pipe consisting solely of a gas supply pipe connected to and .communicating with one end of said manibeneath the top section and at one side thereof, said pipe having an elbow at its front end attached to the adjacent end of said manifold pipe, and a bracket at the opposite end of said manifold pipe having a portion thereof providing a closing cap for sealing the end of said manifold pipe.

3. In a gas range, the combination with a burner top section disposed adjacent an oven section and having an end supporting wall opposite the oven section, of a manifold pipe extending across the front of said top section from said end supporting wall to said oven section, burner cocks tapped into said manifold pipe for supplying gas to burners in said top section and oven section, a gas supply pipe supported in said end wall and extending forwardly beneaththe top section, said pipe having an elbow at its front end attached to the adjacentend of said manifold pipe, and a bracket at said oven section for supporting the opposite end of said manifold pipe, said bracket having a cap portion attachedto said pipe to seal the end thereof. r 1

In witness of the foregoing I aflix my signature. I

PETER I. HOLLMAN. 

